The third fire in a week, what is happening in Beirut?

The third fire in a week, what is happening in Beirut?

A shopping mall under construction near the port of Beirut, Lebanon's capital, has caught fire. This is the third fire in a week in Beirut, which was reduced to rubble by a devastating explosion last August.

The shopping mall near Beirut Souks, which was quickly brought under control by firefighters, was not badly damaged. Only a part of the roof was burnt. So far no casualties have been reported in the incident.

The oval shopping mall was designed by Jaha Hadid, a British architect of Iraqi descent. The shopping mall is located in a commercial area of ​​the city near the port of Beirut.

On August 4, a bomb blast at a chemical warehouse in the port of Beirut killed at least 200 people. More than six thousand have been injured. The Lebanese government stepped down in the face of mass protests following the blast.

The fire broke out again in the port area of ​​Beirut on Tuesday last week. Being able to control quickly, the fire of that day did not spread much. Just two days later, a large fire broke out in a warehouse for oil and tires in the city's port area on Thursday. The sky of the city is filled with huge coils of black smoke in the fire.

Almost all the international media reported on the fire. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. However, a preliminary investigation report said that the fire broke out in the shopping mall on Tuesday due to an electrical fault.

"It's terrible," a resident told Reuters. It's incredible. Every day there is a problem. ”

Lebanon's economy, plagued by rampant corruption and debt, was already in dire straits. Which stood on the edge of the ditch after the August eruption.